GAUZE is the first studio album released by Dir en grey on July 28, 1999. It is the band's first full-length record after their debut EP MISSA was released in 1997. Five tracks were produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki Hayashi, all of which had been previously released as singles: ゆらめき (Yurameki), 残-ZAN-, アクロの丘 (Akuro no Oka), Cage, and 予感 (Yokan). The album was later re-issued on October 31, 2001 through Free-Will. Although live performances of songs from this album have been extremely rare since 2003, the album still contains some of the band's most popular songs like… read more
GAUZE is the first studio album released by Dir en grey on July 28, 1999. It is the band's first full-length record after their debut EP MISSA w… read more
GAUZE is the first studio album released by Dir en grey on July 28, 1999. It is the band's first full-length record after their debut EP MISSA was released in 1997. Five tracks wer… read more
DIR EN GREY (formerly stylized as Dir en grey) is a Japanese alternative metal / avant-garde metal band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1997 from the disbanded visual kei band La:Sadie's. DIR EN GREY have maintained a consistent lineup of 京 (Kyo) on vocals, 薫 (Kaoru) and Die on guitar, Toshiya on bass and Shinya on drums. Originally a visual kei band, the band dropped that style around 2005 with the release of their fifth full-length album, Withering to death., however as of recently they have reacquired their visual kei aesthetic. Their musical style is difficult to determine; throu… read more